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Sound problems with FC3 - Now FC4 still working on it - help!

Compaq Armada 1750, FC3
Soundcard is ESS-1688, with configuration options rev=11 at 0x220, irq=5, dma=1
I have no sound. I had sound once when I tried Ubuntu, but it was just stuck on an annoying loud drumbeat, so I muted it. The last time I tried, I could play an audio CD in the drive, so the speakers are fine. What I don&#039;t have is system sound of any kind.

I have found all kinds of help for this problem, but either I don&#039;t understand the instructions, or the command is not recognized, or the file/folder doesn&#039;t exist, or or or.....

Re:Sound problems with FC3

I can&#039;t download with either the direct link you provided or the one provided on the linuxheadquarters link. Could very well be operator error. I&#039;m trying to find a download I can get - got one but it&#039;s source so I&#039;m looking for what I want -- let me know if you have any other suggestions.

Re:Sound problems with FC3

Found it, installed it, ran it. Got:

You don&#039;t seem to be running a kernel with modular sound &amp;#9474;
&amp;#9474; enabled. (soundcore.o was not found in the module search path). &amp;#9474;
&amp;#9474; To use sndconfig, you must be running a kernel with modular &amp;#9474;
&amp;#9474; sound, such as the kernel shipped with Red Hat Linux or a 2.2 &amp;#9474;
&amp;#9474; or greater kernel.

As far as it being a straight fedora kernel . . . as far as I know I haven&#039;t done anything to it. Would I know if I had a crooked kernel? Could I acheive that accidentally? If so, it&#039;s a possibility.

Re:Sound problems with FC3

We&#039;re getting there, I think. I ran alsamixer and aumix to adjust the volume levels, and they&#039;re okay now. I&#039;m still getting &quot;no devices or mixers&quot; or some such from the volume control. And I don&#039;t get any sound. I think this has moved from a soundcard issue to a settings issue. Or a gnome problem. I don&#039;t know. I did get feedback when I upped the mic volume in the alsamixer, so I put that back down, but I took it as a good sign.